Queensland ‘body in esky’ killer eligible for early release after winning appeal

Court directs parole board to reconsider Matthew Leslie Armitage’s bid for release because he cannot comply with state’s ‘no body no parole’ law

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A man imprisoned for torture and manslaughter is eligible for early release after the court of appeal ruled he could not comply with Queensland’s “no body no parole” law.

Matthew Leslie Armitage was convicted, along with his father Stephen John Armitage and a third man, William Francis Dean, of the torture and manslaughter of Gold Coast man Shaun Barker and interfering with his corpse.

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